<p>Most scoliosis research focuses on girls. Read about the similarities and differences between boys and girls in their experiences with scoliosis.</p>

<p>Scoliosis is more common in girls than boys. As a result, most research studies tend to focus on girls. There have been a couple of studies comparing the outcome of scoliosis surgery between boys and girls.</p>

<h2> Key points </h2><ul><li> Studies have shown that boys and girls generally respond to surgery in similar ways, but boys had more rigid spines before surgery, experienced greater blood loss during surgery and higher pain scores on the day after surgery.</li></ul>

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